CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, highlights his speaking engagements from the first half of 2026.
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- CBO examines the terms and conditions of the Treasury's assistance provided to airlines and national security businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic and budgetary effects.
- CBO explains how it estimated that VA benefits would cost about $90,000 annually per active-duty service member if accrual accounting methods were used to fund future disability and health benefits that many veterans will receive. cbo.gov/publication/62…
- The President requested $718 billion in total military compensation for 2026—$277 billion for the Department of Defense and $441 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. For details, view CBO's infographic about trends in military compensation. cbo.gov/publication/62…
- Presentation by Berna Demiralp, Tamara Hayford, and Julie Topoleski at a conference about the forces shaping America's fiscal future hosted by the University of Utah and the Brookings Institution. cbo.gov/publication/62…
- CBO describes how it estimated the effects on the labor supply of provisions in the 2025 reconciliation act related to individual income taxes and the Medicaid program. cbo.gov/publication/62…
- Presentation by Chad Shirley, an analyst in CBO's Microeconomic Studies Division, at the 2026 Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance National Conference. cbo.gov/publication/62…
- The No Surprises Act protects patients from unexpected charges from out-of-network health care providers. CBO is seeking research that evaluates the law's effects on health care prices and network participation.
- Analysts in CBO's Health Analysis Division are participating in sessions at the 15th Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) in Minneapolis.
- The federal budget deficit totaled $1.2 trillion in the first eight months of fiscal year 2026, CBO estimates. That amount is $116 billion less than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
- CBO describes the role the Federal Reserve plays in stabilizing financial markets during crises and estimates the costs of programs created during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide liquidity and address stress in financial markets.
- CBO announces the current members of its Panel of Economic Advisers. cbo.gov/publication/62…
- CBO examines how incorporating Social Security wealth into standard measures of family wealth affects estimates of wealth inequality over time. cbo.gov/publication/62…
